galligaskins
plural noun
- loosely fitting breeches worn in the 16th and 17th cent.: later applied humorously to any loose breeches
- Brit., Dialectal leggings or gaiters
See galligaskins in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gălˌĭ-găsˈkĭnz)
plural noun- Loosely fitting hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Loose trousers.
- Chiefly British Leggings.
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